Plate Armor Turtle and Blazing Wolf

"Little Chen, this Tide Light Jellyfish is perfect for you. Do you want to capture it?"

Luo Chen felt somewhat helpless. "Teacher, it is indeed perfect for me—so perfect it could serve as my second soul ring—but I'm only level sixteen right now... The two soul beasts I can capture cannot serve as my soul rings..."

Meng Shenji was also stunned upon hearing this. "That does seem a pity. Sigh, if we waited until you were level twenty to come here, it would likely have run off by then..."

Luo Chen's mind raced, searching for a way to preserve this Tide Light Jellyfish. Treasure Light Jellyfish were easy to find, but a mutated Tide Light Jellyfish was not.

"Kid, I have a secret technique that can temporarily seal this Tide Light Jellyfish. Let's make a trade: I teach you the technique, and you release a bit of my power. How about it?"

Luo Chen knew exactly what the Evil Emperor wanted; he still hoped to escape the King Ball. What he didn't know was that this was entirely beyond Luo Chen's control; the seal on his power was a fundamental mechanism of the King Ball itself.

"Evil Emperor, I really can't help you. I've told you many times that I have no way to do it. If you want to give it to me, then give it to me. If not, I'll just find another soul beast. It doesn't matter; I don't believe I can't find another one."

Just as the master and disciple were at a loss, a rustling sound suddenly came from the distance.

"Who's there?"

The two turned to look and saw a turtle-type soul beast the size of a millstone moving along at a leisurely pace.

"A Plate Armor Turtle?" Luo Chen said.

"That's right, it's a Plate Armor Turtle. Judging by its aura, its cultivation should be around two hundred years."

Suddenly, an idea struck Luo Chen. If he used a regular Gulu Ball to capture soul beasts, would his soul power level increase?

"Teacher, I want to try capturing this Plate Armor Turtle first," Luo Chen said, pointing at the creature.

Meng Shenji observed it. "Very well. The Plate Armor Turtle has strong defense but almost no offensive power. Since you are a spirit-type soul master, its shell is effectively useless against you. Go ahead, I will cover you!"

Luo Chen headed toward the Plate Armor Turtle, while the creature itself was currently filled with terror.

It had been sleeping peacefully by the water's edge when a sudden, intense mental shock nearly turned it into an idiot. Fortunately, it wasn't aimed at the turtle, so it had fled into the distance along with the other soul beasts in the pond, but it was simply too slow!

As Luo Chen stepped closer, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he instinctively dodged to the side.

"Awoo...!" A miserable howl rang out. Luo Chen looked back to see a massive wolf head appearing before him, and it was Meng Shenji who had struck to save him.

"Little Chen, don't let your guard down! This is the Star Dou Great Forest. Without absolute strength, you must never let your guard down!"

It was a Blazing Wolf, the same as Qin Ming's martial soul. This Blazing Wolf had about a hundred years of cultivation. Luo Chen ignored the Plate Armor Turtle for the moment; the guy was slow, so he could deal with the wolf first and then go back for the turtle.

"I understand, Teacher." Luo Chen still felt a lingering fear; the fantasy world was indeed filled with danger everywhere. By now, the Blazing Wolf had been stunned by Meng Shenji's soul shock and was in a near-death state.

Luo Chen was secretly delighted. Perfect, this is the best state—half-dead, just like lowering a boss's health in a game.

"Come out, Gulu Ball!"

A blue and white sphere appeared with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; it was a regular Gulu Ball.

Luo Chen aimed at the Blazing Wolf and threw the Gulu Ball. It traced a perfect arc, landing accurately on the wolf's head before bouncing into mid-air. The next second, the Blazing Wolf's form turned into a streak of red light and was sucked into the ball. The Gulu Ball wobbled twice, and the yellow star flashed.

"Ding!" A familiar sound effect rang out, signaling that the Blazing Wolf had been successfully captured.

The Gulu Ball flew back and circled Luo Chen's waist, where it attached itself as if by magic.

Immediately after, Luo Chen felt a warm current surge through his body. The forty percent soul power feedback from the Blazing Wolf caused him to level up by nearly three full levels in an instant.

"So potent? Two levels?" Luo Chen was overjoyed. His eyes then turned toward the Plate Armor Turtle; in his eyes, it was nothing more than a living experience fruit!

The Plate Armor Turtle felt a chill and scrambled forward with all its might, though to an outsider, it was a pathetic sight—it had moved one meter in five seconds.

"Hehe, little turtle, don't run. Let me capture you!"

To be safe, he decided to whittle down the turtle's health first.

But the next second, the Plate Armor Turtle retracted its limbs and hid inside its shell.

"Tsk, I was only going to cause you a bit of physical pain, but since you're forcing me to damage your soul, don't blame me."

"First Soul Skill: Evil Eye Gaze!"

The Evil Eye Gaze didn't just induce paralysis; it could directly damage the opponent's sea of consciousness.

A hundred-year soul beast had yet to develop much intelligence, and combined with the skill from the Evil Emperor's hundred-thousand-year soul ring, a single strike was enough to stun the turtle.

Sure enough, as Luo Chen's attack landed, the turtle's limbs went limp, "flowing" out of the shell like mud; it was clearly finished.

Luo Chen didn't wait; he took out another Gulu Ball and threw it at the turtle, successfully capturing his third soul beast—the Plate Armor Turtle!

His soul power level rose to twenty, though Luo Chen felt a wave of dizziness and had to shake his head to clear it.

It was true: capturing soul beasts could increase his level. This gave Luo Chen a bold idea.

Meng Shenji was stunned by this series of actions; it was his first time witnessing Luo Chen capture a soul beast.

"Teacher, I'm level twenty!"

As he spoke, Luo Chen felt his palm grow hot. A flash of light followed, and a strange Gulu Ball emerged. This ball was unlike any he had ever seen—not a regular, intermediate, or advanced Gulu Ball, and certainly not a King Ball.

The next moment, information about the ball flooded Luo Chen's mind: Tide Ball. Increases the success rate of capturing water-attribute soul beasts by fifty percent, with an additional twenty percent bonus when used in water! Includes one set of crafting instructions!

Luo Chen was stunned. Neither the regular Gulu Ball nor the King Ball had come with crafting instructions; why did a Tide Ball suddenly appear with them?

"Little Chen, your martial soul...?" Meng Shenji was even more bewildered, and the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign was equally astonished.

"How many more tricks does this human brat have?"

"Teacher, this is the Tide Ball that automatically unlocked when I reached level twenty. It's a type of Gulu Ball specifically for capturing water-attribute soul beasts!"

Meng Shenji laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Little Chen, don't tell me you calculated all of this! Well, no more joking. Your luck is truly formidable. So, for this Tide Light Jellyfish, do you want me to help you? It's not comparable to those two soul beasts; this one has a full nine hundred years of cultivation."

"No need, Teacher. Leave it to me. I'm three-on-one now! Come out, Blazing Wolf! Plate Armor Turtle!"